Gerudo Valley Guitar Tab

Game: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Composer: Koji Kondo
Tabber: archard
Series: Legend of Zelda
Style: Electric > Transcribed
Tab File(s)
.txt (Download)

Sound File(s)
.mid (Download)

Submitted: September 30 - 2007
Updated: Not yet
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Average: 4.9 (82 votes)
Gerudo Valley
Composed by Koji Kondo
Tabbed by Richard Schaefer
richard@gametabs.net
7/12/06

Intro

e------------5-----4-7-9
B----------7-----6------
G------4-7--------------
D----6------------------
A--4--------------------
E-----------------------

This is what the second guitar plays pretty much throughout the whole song.
It's just a succesion of 4 chords played one after another in this order:

  F#m      D       E      C#/F
e--2-------2-------0-------1
B--2-------3-------0-------2
G--2-------2-------1-------1
D--4-------0-------2-------3
A--0-------0-------0-------0
E--0-------0-------0-------0

Main guitar

e----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----0-2-4-----0-2-4---2-4-2-1
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Trumpet comes in...

e----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----2-4-5-----0-2-4-----0-2-4---5-7-5-4
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0----------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e----5-4-2-----0h2p0---------4-2-0-------------------5-4-2-----0h2p0--
B--2-------2-5-------3-----0-------3-2-3h5p3-2-----2-------2-5-------3
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------
B----------7-5-----3-2
G--2-4----------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

e--5-4-5-4-----------------------4-2-4-0--------------
B----------2-5---3p2-3-------------------3-2---3h5-3-2
G-----------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1-2-------1-2-------1-2-------1-2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

e----------4-2--------
B------------------0-2
G--2-4----------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Trumpet Solo

e--5-4-5-----4-5-7-5-4-5-4-5-----4-2-4-------4-5-4---4----
B----------7-----------------------------5-7-------7---7-6
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------

e--5-4-5-----4-5-7-5-4-5-4-5-----7-5-7---4-5-7-9-10-12-9-10-9
B----------7-------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------3h5-3-2
G----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----4-3-4-----4-3-4----------
D--4---------4---------0---------0---------2---------2----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

This is one of the most beautiful songs I ever heard.
I hope you have as much fun playing it as I do :)

106 comments on Gerudo Valley

Yoshi_king

Thu, 02/15/2007 - 23:49

PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!! it is the exact notes! Great!

cheque

Sat, 03/22/2008 - 13:30

everything is great... i really like it, exept the chords...
F#m, and C# need to be completely barcoded...
other than that its good...

Samurayy

Fri, 02/23/2007 - 15:02

nice, but i don't really understand the H but nice, I can hear it on my guitar;D

archard

Fri, 02/23/2007 - 16:45

h = hammer on
p = pull off

Samurayy

Fri, 02/23/2007 - 18:07

thanks;D

zelda addict

Mon, 02/26/2007 - 15:47

hi i just started playing guiutar and archard your the best tabber ever i come on this site because im a zelda fan and learn the tabs from the music

zelda addict

Mon, 02/26/2007 - 15:51

have you got any tips for a bigginer guitarist

archard

Mon, 02/26/2007 - 18:13

Practice EVERY day.

Johnathan

Mon, 02/26/2007 - 20:47

MAN. YOU ARE A FUCKING LIFE SAVER. I AM A ZELDA FREAK AND I WAS LOOKING FOR THESE TABS FOREVER. I am glad. I hope u keep up the good work. umm... i also like spanish music... if you know of any please tell me. my email is

johnathanpeters@hotmail.com

THX GUYS!!! :)

evanicafan

Sat, 03/03/2007 - 15:13

Very nice tab men, congrats

iAMkingofZelda

Mon, 03/05/2007 - 13:13

good tab
the chords are a little off, but o well
they go
2 2 0 1
2 3 0 2
2 2 1 1
4 0 2 3
4 0 2 4
2 x 0 x

with the right strumming and everything
otherwise great

GerudoKing

Sun, 03/11/2007 - 10:51

The Chords are F#m, D, E Major, and C#Major.

Brian

Fri, 03/23/2007 - 12:39

Another excellent job! This is probally the best tab I've encountered for this song.

MrSmileyFace

Sat, 04/07/2007 - 12:09

good job man, this is an excellent tab.

jasonkudjick

Sun, 04/08/2007 - 11:25

you rock man THANX

haggzzz

Sun, 04/08/2007 - 11:27

very good tab man u still rock

Veo5000

Mon, 04/09/2007 - 14:00

That's not right, i have the right tabs on GP5.

MetalMario

Tue, 12/11/2007 - 22:22

oh really? why not post it on an upload site and enlighten us?

archard

Mon, 04/09/2007 - 16:15

So why don't you send it to me so I can publish it?

SillyBitch

Tue, 04/24/2007 - 07:53

fucking accurate as shit, thanks!

snoman

Fri, 04/27/2007 - 19:51

My favorite tab on the site. Tabbed beautifully, for a beautiful song.

Keep up all of the nice work.

Snoggums

Sat, 04/28/2007 - 22:13

Man this is perfection! I love it!

linppan

Sun, 04/29/2007 - 05:21

Hello

I am a really noob at guitar But I can still play the song and it sound alrite but I don´t really understand 0h2p0 and all those. My friend said that u can only do hammer on and Pull of f on an elektric guitar. Is it bpossiable to play it on a normal guitar when I do it its really low and sounds wierd.

Snoggums

Sun, 04/29/2007 - 21:17

linppan, I do hammer ons and pull offs on the classical guitar everyday. It sounds fine to me, I don't have an electric guitar.

archard

Mon, 04/30/2007 - 07:59

Yes linppan, you can do hammer ons and pull offs and any guitar.

Richard

Wed, 05/02/2007 - 20:57

perfect.
i love the song.
i've been playing the guitar for 4 years and i've played Zelda longer than that and i don't know why i just started trying to play this song. lol. i can play 3 other Zelda songs but this is the best one yet.

linppan

Fri, 05/04/2007 - 17:02

Maybe I am just doing wrong :P I am kinda bad after all.
for example 0h2p0 Means that I pull the string and half tru i push the finger down to the 2nd fret. Then make I pull the string again while holding the finger on the 2nd fret and realease it about half way thru? Since I am from sweden I dunno if it´s called frets butI hope you under stand.

archard

Fri, 05/04/2007 - 20:25

You got the first part right. Pluck the string and then push down on the 2nd fret without plucking the string again. That's what a hammer on (h) is. Then you release the string to the open position, again, without plucking the string. That's the pull off (p).

Snoggums

Tue, 05/08/2007 - 18:39

What's the strumming pattern? I think it's d.U.U-U.d.U.d.U and repeate.

I'm not so sure though...

d = down and U= up... =P

TheCharlyHorse

Fri, 05/11/2007 - 20:26

wow awesome tab. Long live Ganondorf!

Dear noobs,

the h means hammeron and p means pullof.
scroll up cuz im too lazy to explain em

good job dude

Dragon Hellfire

Sat, 05/12/2007 - 23:33

Wow, dude, just wow. Not only is this song absolutely awesome, but the tab is also easy and fun to pick up. Much props to you.

kylexthexpostman

Mon, 05/21/2007 - 14:55

Just started playing, but it looks and sounds like the song. I'd have to play it faster, but I just looked so whatever.

Pretty cool actually, it might sound better on a different guitar.

:D

A9BOMB

Tue, 05/22/2007 - 16:07

Holy Crap this is sweet i fianaly found it. Well im slow as hell at playing guitar but i love this song and now can finaly play with some work

no 1 fan of zelda

Sun, 05/27/2007 - 14:41

sick mann

Thegloworm

Mon, 06/04/2007 - 18:13

in this part after you hit the 1 @ the end follow up with a
harmonic on 12th fret and hit a virbrato on 8 and if u got a peddle a squeeze fxt will work on the end of it also try harmonics instead of the 0s

e---------0-2-4-----0-2-4---2-4-2-1-har12-v8-sq--0-----------------------
B--2---------2---------3---------3---------0---------0-------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------0----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------0-------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------0----------
E----------------------------------------------------------------0-1-----

connor

Tue, 06/05/2007 - 16:01

go to this site, it has a better tab but its missing the intro. http://www.azchords.com/t/themesongs-tabs-4355/zeldagerudovalleycorrect-...

Bassguitarplayer

Mon, 06/18/2007 - 05:12

this is really good. i've played this song with my friends, me on bass, one on maracas and two on guitar. the guy who played lead guitar used this tab, so thanks a lot

jackjunky

Mon, 06/18/2007 - 16:57

I find ur tab the easiest tab to read. i wondered if you have any tips for playing tis song im having trouble.

Zelda Addict

Sat, 06/23/2007 - 10:40

do you have a tab for this for just 1 guitar because i havnt really got any one to play guitar with and this is one of my fav songs of out of zelda.

archard

Fri, 07/06/2007 - 19:22

It is for one guitar, isn't it? Unless you're talking about the strumming, in which case I don't see how you could do the strumming and melody at the same time.

Zelda Addict

Tue, 07/10/2007 - 14:31

lol ok how can a trumpet play tabs?

Scott

Wed, 10/31/2007 - 11:22

Easy, Bb(flat)on a guitar = C on a trumpet. Just transpose the the notes up one half step.

gotegenks

Fri, 03/28/2008 - 14:54

you can't play guitar tabs on a trumpet, you have to find trumpet music :P

CH_OfTheSnow

Wed, 07/18/2007 - 23:27

the tab is just a bunch of notes. you can play the notes on any instrument. or vocalize it. this tab sounds pretty good to me man. ive been playing for like three years and this is one of my favourite songs. its a beautiful song and i have a lot of fun playing it on my accoustic guitar. so thanks archard i really appreciate it.

Kaaosa

Fri, 07/20/2007 - 04:46

Just wanted to say, this is a great song for a beginning guitarist. I just started playing (and learned to read tabs) today, and I can already play my way through the song. Granted, I'm not at full speed yet, but for such a nice song, the progress I've made is pretty impressive. Thanks for the tabs. :]

Miu Kujo

Sat, 07/28/2007 - 15:28

Alright man all i have to say is OMFG
this is dead on, i listened to the song on my N64 as i played it and its perfict, not to mention i just picked uo my dads guitar and statrted playing, then i found this tab and i LOVE it
thnx man your the best

Guitar4Lyfe

Sun, 07/29/2007 - 20:11

WHATTTT!!!!! Thats crazy! love it! but still i cant play that last chord well lol need to get my fingers used to moving in that position lol

Orion

Fri, 08/03/2007 - 18:23

That last chord can be done another way:

e: -
B: 6
G: 6
D: 6
A: 4
E: -

Just another way of playing C#, the catch is its a long way to move your hand, I find it easier than that other wacky variation ;)

sk8in leo

Sat, 08/11/2007 - 04:07

thanks so much dude i love this song and you made it so easy to play

charmander

Fri, 08/17/2007 - 10:00

im also just beginning to play and i hope i can play these very soon

Dutchman

Mon, 08/27/2007 - 22:01

My non-Zelda playing friends all think I'm some kind of flamenco master now! I love this song!

Kiros

Fri, 08/31/2007 - 22:41

Awesome dude! I love it!

greenpointyhat

Sat, 09/08/2007 - 12:54

if you want to play this yourself, one guitar...record the strumming, then play the song ;-) you could also record both and put them together.

greenpointyhat

Sat, 09/08/2007 - 12:54

oh, and here the link to the song
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=aS43TihANi4
no problem!

greenpointyhat

Sat, 09/08/2007 - 12:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS43TihANi4
I mean, the first is the dutch version...

greenpointyhat

Sat, 09/08/2007 - 13:13

hey archard, the chords on the background...they change, and they don't in your tab...you might want to add that so we can play it right. great job on the tab

ArmoredGuns

Tue, 09/11/2007 - 14:59

An easier version for begginers, will sound the same:


e----5-4-2--0--0-2-0---------4-2-0------0------------5-4-2--0--0-2-0--
B--2-------2---------3-----0-------3-2-3-3-2-------2-------2--------3-
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Dragosani

Thu, 09/13/2007 - 04:30

Thanks for the nostalgic moments :D Very Nice!In my youth I dealt with this game a lot of time. Go on playing dude ;)

Luis

Fri, 09/21/2007 - 18:12

Man, i have to say it...
It's perfect!!
this music is awsome!
congrats!

katman

Fri, 10/12/2007 - 07:04

awesome!!!! i love this song its so fun to play and once you get is kinda easy!!11111

marko

Sat, 10/20/2007 - 21:05

Can anyone help me with the part

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1-2-------1-2-------1-2-------1-2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

I have no idea how it sounds.

ajp

Tue, 10/23/2007 - 19:53

thats a harder part to play first of all and its just a type of rising sound..

elbutlox

Wed, 10/24/2007 - 00:12

This song is the fucking best man!!! I'm a beginner and like i dont really know how to like do hammer ons and pull offs but like ive read like most of the comments here nd i think im gona give this song much attention and hopefully it will sound half decent :P

Mekchrious

Thu, 11/01/2007 - 19:58

I love it. Perfect song for a couple guitars, and accurate as anything.

Illia

Sun, 11/11/2007 - 21:30

I LOVE THIS SONG AND U DID A GREAT JOB TABBING IT! UR A LIFESAVER!!!! my friend rubs the fact that she can play kokiri forest in my face, now i can rub this in hers

TONY

Wed, 11/14/2007 - 20:44

its perfect...but wheres the intro

TONY

Wed, 11/14/2007 - 20:45

well not exactly the intro but the beginning part before it starts

Anonymous

Thu, 11/15/2007 - 09:13

I've been playing this song for a long long time. Your trumpet solo is awesome, but I think the main guitar needs some work.

For the first (bridge?) should be:

e---------------------
B----------7-5-----3-2
G--2-4-----4-4-----1-1
D--4-2----------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

And the second one:

e----------4-2--------
B----------5-3-----0-2
G--2-4-------------1-1
D--4-4----------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

The last section sounds better like this: (I hope this looks right. If it doesnt, just move the first two D4s to A4s)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------3h5-3-2
G----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----2-1-2-----4-3-4-----4-3-4----------
D----------------------0---------0---------2---------2----------------
A--4---------4--------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Finally, (From "Trumpet comes in") on the second and fourth lines, whenever a G5 follows the G2, I would play that G5 as an e0)

I hope this helps.

Anonymous

Fri, 11/16/2007 - 07:10

Also,

e---------------------------------------
B--------2---------2---------3---------3
G----1s2-------1s2-------1s2-------1s2--
D--4---------4---------4---------4------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

Just a suggestion. (Sorry Archard. I don't know how to make it look normal ): )

The Alchemist

Thu, 11/22/2007 - 14:13

Sounds like the game. How it brings back memories. Awesome Job.

Anonymous

Mon, 12/03/2007 - 15:53

yall need to stop critizing his work this is the best tab ever i love it archard 5 stars^^

luffmania

Tue, 12/11/2007 - 19:41

hey this tab is awesome.
nice work

always wanted to play this and now i can
cheers.

More fan than Zelda Addict

Fri, 12/21/2007 - 06:23

not to be a picker but the chord for acoustic i think should be:

E|-2- -2- -0- -1-
B|-2- -3- -0- -2-
G|-2- -2- -1- -1-
D|-0- -0- -0- -0- it sounds better i think and it is easier 2 play (i dont have very long fingers)

rob

Wed, 01/02/2008 - 14:23
5

I play it that way too, I just play it with a 4 on D in the first two parts

E|-2- -2- -0- -1-
B|-2- -3- -0- -2-
G|-2- -2- -1- -1-
D|-4- -4- -0- -0-

to me this is easier to play but archard's is still very nice.. I do the strumming by instinct but its generally something like this
d u d u u x2 in each part - or something like that anyway
the lead guitar rocks archard nice jobb

Anonymous

Fri, 01/04/2008 - 14:43
5

i have an electric and ive been playing for about two monthes. should i get a roland 15W cube? many of my friends recommended it and i saw the porfessional reviews and it scored very high. i play in my bedroom, so is it worth it? also, does effect pedals enhance the song, if so, which one should i buy?thx!

geotehfox

Fri, 01/04/2008 - 16:17
5

im a beginner and i have an elec guitar but no amp. is it supposed to sound kinda wierd when you play w/o the amp(esp the first four chords)? also how can u play both guitar parts with just one guitar?

Anonymous

Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:47

okay if you have short finger like i do you can play the last cord an alternate way if my correction come out wrong sorry.^^

e-----|
b--6--|
g--6--|
d--6--|
a--8--|
E--9--|

Welcome to Infinity

Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:55
5

if any of you guys have short fingers like i do it alternate way to play the last cord.sorry if the tab or correction comes out wrong.

e-----|
b--6--|
g--6--|
d--6--|
a--8--|
E--9--|

Welcome to Infinity

Thu, 01/10/2008 - 16:56

sorry if i sent two messages

Link guitarist

Sun, 01/13/2008 - 11:46
5

this is a really good tab i played it my first time pretty fast and it sounded perfect

Anonymous

Sun, 01/20/2008 - 01:45

...*drools*
You'll need lightning fingers to do this... Oh well, it's worth the practise! Good tabbing!!! Sounds exact to me!

youngrocker

Thu, 01/31/2008 - 21:53

An awsome tab man!!!!!! I've been looking for this tab for about a year the funny thing is, I'm only 11!

LoveZELDA

Sat, 02/16/2008 - 06:31
5

great tab^^ I love this song!!!

Ben

Mon, 02/18/2008 - 17:51

THATS AN EPIC PIEcE THAT YOU HAVE MADE, I hope that your proud of it cause I am.

Patrick

Tue, 02/26/2008 - 22:14

sorry for my noobness, but whats the deal with that L on the tab

Alastor

Sun, 03/09/2008 - 15:21
5

Omg.... I just orgasmed.... I had an ear-orgasm I mean. You're right; it's a beautful song. And the tabs re excellet. And the chords seem right.

Perfect. No more, no less.

that one vague kid

Thu, 03/20/2008 - 13:36

Any tips for the beginning section? I can't seem to get it right...

BNairod2

Sun, 03/23/2008 - 00:04

tnkz man nice song lil hard but good i still cant play it xD

zelda_lives_on

Tue, 03/25/2008 - 13:44
5

this tab is fuckin accurate. this is also one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard. now you have brought the beauty to everyone. you rule

Your name here

Sat, 03/29/2008 - 13:44
5

wow dude! this is my favorite song from zelda AND NOW I CAN LEARN IT ON GUIAR! thanks alot=)

Max

Sun, 04/06/2008 - 18:55

if you want this tab on guitar pro format, check at http://gametabber.blogspot.com ... its damn perfect on that site

black_winged_angel

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 11:07
5

Whoa! this is an awesome tab! I m having a bit of a struggle with that quick little intro before the strumming... And also after the beginning of the trumpet solo... =( I am fairly new to guitar, and this is the first time I've tried a song from a game... It's ALOT of fun though!

PlasmaSnake

Tue, 04/08/2008 - 18:31

Don't be afraid to slide instead of hammer

Your name here

Thu, 04/10/2008 - 02:01
5

Beautiful. Thankyou. I've always been in love with this song.

jared

Sat, 04/26/2008 - 12:18

wow im new to guitar but archard u must be really good at guitar, ur tabs are great. zelda songs are good because some songs are beginner like eponas song and then some are a bit harder like this one, thanks !

LucasKlluiters

Sat, 05/10/2008 - 14:15

Can someone please tell me what the rhytem of the chords is, so is it up up down or something, for don't know how it should be done, and videos don't work

moomoo5000

Sat, 05/10/2008 - 15:39

for the second guitar i like 2 2 0 1 On the three highest strings.
2 3 0 2
2 2 1 1

Umbalibali

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 18:47
5

i figured out some of this song on my own, but this tab saves me a lot of time. thanks! can you please tab out the music for the Spirit Temple? i have an mp3 you can listen to and go off of.

gamingnguitar

Mon, 05/19/2008 - 20:10

awesome, wonderful 'n stunning. great tab man

Gromit_16

Thu, 05/29/2008 - 23:09
5

THANK YOU

Blademaster

Mon, 06/02/2008 - 13:44
5

Awesome tab. But I noticed that you trimmed off the chords for the 2nd guitar part. Personally I think it sounds better when you use the full chord instead of just the easy version. Just a thought, but an awesome tab none the less.

wako-kun

Sat, 06/21/2008 - 05:41

wow, nice tab ^^
Great job and I didn't find any misses worth mentioning in the melody.

when it comes to the trumpet solo it is MUCH easier to play it in the 9th box.

------------------------------------
--10-9-10------9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-
------------11----------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------

-----------------------------------
--9----9--------9-10-9----9--------
----11-----9-11--------11---11-10--
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------

------------------------------------
--10-9-10------9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-
------------11----------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------

---------------------9-10-12-10h12p10p9-
--12-10-12---9-10-12--------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------

shadowmaker

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 09:52
5

this is so sweet i love it. archard could you make a tab for prelude of light

squarepants

Tue, 07/08/2008 - 21:06
5

the best guitar song ever but the hammmer on and pull off that fcks the song up for me :s it goes very nice and then that comes -.-'

Taai

Wed, 07/16/2008 - 03:28
5

Brilliant! I enjoy playing this song almost everyday.

ArchTheDark

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 02:47
5

mate its perfect ;) *****
i did not doubt a second about the tabs, but my eye & finger coordination... -.-'